HECTOR VALLE XTRAVAGANZA the year was 1982. new york began the year as one of the most dangerous cities in the united states… Continue reading “HECTOR VALLE XTRAVAGANZA”…
HYDEIA BROADBENT Last august, Hydeia Broadbent celebrated her 35th birthday. this wasn’t just a milestone but a testament to the sheer determination… Continue reading “HYDEIA BROADBENT”…
THE GOOD GIRLS by the late 80’s, motown records, the label that invented the r&b cross-over sound in the 60’s, was struggling to… Continue reading “THE GOOD GIRLS”…
LORENA BORJAS long known as a mother, activist and defender of trans women, sex workers and undocumented LGBTQIA folks, lorena borjas dedicated… Continue reading “LORENA BORJAS”…
VITO RUSSO people living with AIDS formed coalitions for each other years before the US present ronald reagan publicly acknowledged AIDS. people… Continue reading “VITO RUSSO”…
LA DELFI La Delfi was a pioneer and visionary. To carve out a space in a music genre that has been and… Continue reading “LA DELFI”…
THE B-52s i always knew i was gay. i don’t have a coming out story because i was always “out” or whatever… Continue reading “THE B-52s”…
OCTAVIA ST. LAURENT today we remember, celebrate and speak the name of octavia st. laurent. born on march 16, 1964, octavia would go… Continue reading “OCTAVIA ST. LAURENT”…
KENNY GREENE it has been almost 20 years since the death of singer and prolific songwriter, kenny greene. sadly, his death was… Continue reading “KENNY GREENE”…
ANDRE MIZRAHI after madonna’s 1990 hit “vogue” brought the dance art of vogueing into the mainstream consciousness for a season, vogueing returned… Continue reading “ANDRE MIZRAHI”…
CHARLENE ARCILA growing up in the 1990’s afforded me the opportunity to personally meet and work with lgbtqia pioneers who shoulders we… Continue reading “CHARLENE ARCILA”…
DAVID COLE in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, david cole, one half of c&c music factory, wrote and produced some of… Continue reading “DAVID COLE”…